Amazon has announced that the transcript of this year's Queen's Speech will be made available for free on its Kindle e-reader service for the first time.

The Queen's Speech will launch as a free wireless download in the Kindle Store on Amazon.co.uk after the Christmas Day television broadcast.

From today, Kindle readers can also download for free all 59 of Her Majesty's previous Christmas Messages dating back to 1952, the year of her accession.

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"Millions of people across the UK, and the world, wait with anticipation to hear The Queen's Christmas broadcast and we're delighted to be able to make transcripts of Her Majesty's annual addresses, past and present, available to download for free in less than 60 seconds" said Gordon Willoughby, the EU director of Kindle.

"Many people will be unwrapping Kindles on Christmas Day and now Kindle readers, new and old, will be able to read The Queen's words for years to come."

Alongside the Kindle e-reader product, the speeches will also be made available for free on Kindle reading apps for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, PCs, Macs and Android-based devices.